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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dennis P. Lockhart" <bibliomonde@noos.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:16:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP


FROM: DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,
Federal Reserve Bank,
Atlanta - Georgia,
USA.

PROPOSAL FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Dear Sir/ Madam

May I introduce myself, I am Mr.Dennis P. Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta.
I am interested in establishing a possible intra-business connect. I am soliciting directly for a confidential business partner
who is residing within or outside the United States to run joint venture partnership with me.


My business proposal is classified as a Confidential Business Venture, assuring a prospective high yield profit return from this venture.
Please review below in details what the business entails, and if you find the business compatible for you to engage joint partnership with me,
kindly indicate your interest by writing back to my personalmail address: dlddennylock@gmail.com
BUSINESS BRIEF:
The Federal Funds Deposit Department collects more than 100 millions of US dollar monthly from the United States Bank System as Unclaimed Funds.
This money do not bear any interest, they belong to bank customers who have long time deposited money over a period of 4 years without coming to claim funds.
The Unclaimed Funds are considered to be owned by bank customers who have either died or no more reside in the United States.
At the end of every year, each bank in the U.S is required to turnover all unclaimed funds held in their bank for over a period of 4 years to
the Federal Funds Deposit Account, Treasury of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Presently, my office has the facility to securely transfer funds on monthly basis from the Federal Funds Deposit Account
operated by my branch here in Atlanta, to a secure offshore banking facility not located within the United States. I assure that this process is
completely 100% safe and free of any risk.The transfer of funds will be carried out via online system
wiring from my desk without any restrictions or traces left.

I require a business partner to provide an Offshore Numbered Account, which I most require for the success of this venture.
Offshore Numbered Account has the facility to anonymously and securely receive funds from Government Accounts without traces.
Be assured that this process is totally secured and no traces will be left, all you need is to have the Offshore Numbered Account setup,
provide me with details of the Numbered Account, and I wire funds directly to the Offshore Numbered Account.
Funds are normally confirmed credited to Offshore Accounts within 3 days after the wire transfer was made from the transferring bank.

Offshore Numbered Account have the access to be operated online over the computer system,
You will be able to check if funds have been credited to the Offshore Numbered Account and perform account transaction online.
Once you confirm that the funds have been credited and received in the account, I shall authorize you to split the funds equally as we shall
both have an equal profit.

I consider this venture as an easy profit making business opportunity which can come once in a life time,
and I believe its something you can't take for granted at home. But should I not hear from you after days of this solicitation,
then I will presume you are not interested.

Yours Sincerely,

Dennis P. Lockhart
President and Chief Executive Officer





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